History
"The Spider Walk" is one of the newest University of Richmond Football traditions, beginning during the Spiders' National Championship season of 2008, and has quickly become one of the most popular Gameday activities.

As the team arrived on Gamedays at old University of Richmond Stadium, Spider fans greeted the team's buses and formed a human tunnel as the players walked from the bus to the Stadium.

The tradition's galvanizing moment came in Chattanooga, Tenn. as Richmond's players, coaches and staff arrived at Finley Stadium on the night of the National Championship Game. Thousands of Spider Fans packed the stadium's tunnel, welcoming their team with a deafening roar. Richmond carried that momentum on to the field, beating Montana 24-7 and claiming the school's first-ever National Championship.

The Route - New For The VMI Game!
Fans are encouraged to line-up along the Spider Walk and cheer their Spiders on to victory. Be sure to look and listen for the UR Pep Band and Cheerleaders announcing the arrival of the team along the route with the playing of our Fight Song.

The team will unload their buses at the Boatwright Entrance of campus (located at the Corner of Boatwright Drive and Campus Drive by the University of Richmond sign) to begin the Spider Walk two hours and 30 minutes prior to kickoff.

The route takes the team from the Boatwright Entrance, across Boatwright Drive and into Parking Lot B3. The team then continues down Boatwright Drive into Parking Lot B5. Finally the team will cross Boatwright Drive one last time to enter Parking Lot B6 before entering the Robins Center and their locker room.